New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
THE LOCAL NINE IMPROVES.
ITS FRIENDS AGAIN HOPEFUL.
RIcHARDsoN's GOOD WORK AT SECOND BAsE-THE
GREAT GAME OF LAST THURSDAY.

GREAT GAME OF LAST THURSDAY.
The follow rs of the New-York Baseball Club, and
they appear TO be legion. are quick to notice an I'M
nrovement in the playing OF their fayorite nne That
the PLAYERS have done better work during the last
week is an undsputed lact They seem TO take more
interest in their work and consequently put more
determination and fire into their playing. The nine
individually n wonderfully strong one and capable
of accomplishing almost anything in baseball reason
Collectively or a team the players are liable TO 90
wonderful work one day and make laughing stocks OF
themselves the next. There Is, however, n peculiar
trait in the club that the local supporters of the team
cannot understand. When strong club comes to
town. the players to be charged with electricity
aud determination at once and they play with
dash that makes their admirero wfuIy enthusiastic
and causes them to ptnnnnt air-castles nj once
Then the Washington, Indianapolis or some other
supposed weaker club comes along, and the New-fork
nine has hard work to win, ii 1t wins at ALL Ii the
PLAYERS however continue to do mo work as well as
they are doing It present the admirers OF the club
need not tear the final result The nine may or may
not c.pture the pennanor baseball IL an extremely
certain rame-but NewYorks representative base
ball club will not be far behind the club that does cap
ture the much desired trophy.
Great discoveries are irequcnty made by accident,
and the merest hazards have often shown baseball
PLAYERS their strong points most valuable playing
positions The transferring OF Radio to the iniield
bv the METROPOLITAN Club came about simply through
an accident to Meister. the second bascman Radtord
has always played in the outfeld, and he probably
imagined that the outied was his special strong point
When Mester was injured Radford brought in
TO cover second simply because there was nobody else
to bring In. His excellent work was equally sur
prise to himself and the management OF the club.
The recent injury Ewing. OF the local League nine,
PROMISES 10 be equally beneficial In its final results
to the New-York Club When Ewing was injured
Little Richardson who had been play ing third base
only fairly well, transferred to second and
O'Rourke and Deasley the catohers alternately COW
cred third. Richardson has done so well at second
base that he has surprised even his sanchest rierd
and he promises to I'll the shoes oil MoYo "
Cerhardt the discarded second baseman, In short
time He IL better qualified to play second base than
third, and undoubtedly makes much better second
bascman than Ewing. The management does not say
Just how the nine will be arranged after Ewing re-
covers from the felon his finger. but II is the gen.
eral opinion that Richardson VIII be KEEP permanenty
at second, and Ewing made to wear Dude Ester
BROOKS discarded shoes at third base. Such move
would undoubtedly meet with the support oil the
majority OF the spectators nj the foio "rouhus'
Thursdays game at tho Polo Grounds will long be
remembered by the 5000 people who saw it. The
hy-casters In Central Park distance away
thought that the roar of human voices that swept
the pleasure ground distant thunder The sky
was overcast with dark and lowering clouds at the
time and the mistake was a natural one. Those inside
the Polo Grounds knew that great noise Was being
made but each individual did not suppose that he
foollsh because he making some of il himself.
An observer who casually glanced over tho sea OF
faces in the grand stand saw some peculiar sights 10
escorts and for the privileged boX-holders, the
thunder was not Ioisterous but was just ~ hearty
In the brokers' box the Wall Street bulls and bears
Rugged another in glec when Ward made the
second home in the seventh inning. Hats and
spring pyorcoats were cast carecssly around and
tramped under foot. Markets and stocks were for
gotten for once. and the brokers were schoolboys
again "a they yelled until they got red in the face and
their throats sweed out TO pngilistic proportions
Ladies stood on the seats and waved decatey scented
haudkercheis and parasOs with gaudy ribbons "a
Gore lined the ball far into centre field in the ninth
inning and sent in the run that tied the score and
aiterward when he himself scored the run that won
the game. Never did monarch receive q more royal
reception than greeted the e1ch; IN on player as he
walked TO the players bench to rect his weary limbs
Tho crowd that packed the lower portion OF the
grand stand, the bleaching boards and scattered
itself around tho outskirts OF the field, was more
heterogeneous and much more noisy. close and
exciting play would the Thousands sitting down
10 rise a. n wall. and the acrobatc and vocal
performances that folio we'd were wonderful One row
OF seats would contain a banker. DOCTOR schoOlDoy
aud tough" The same instinct however. seemed
10 rulo them all and they yelled chorus and con
versed with another in the happ'est aud most
friendly manner. Ii began to rain ia the fourth in,
ming. but the mass of humanity on the unprotected
tree seats needed not the rain. and each man knew
that if he LETT his seat and ran for cover hundred
would scamper Tor the vacated place 80 nobody
moved. They seemed to think thhl one could Keep
dry any day. but great battle with tue bats not
to be missed for any trih NJ cause The rain ceased
falling in o few minutes add although tho spectators
clothing was damp the seats were dry az parchment
Far ont in left beld where the carriages were drawn
up near the rope lines the excitement was just rs
great There q yelling mass OF humanity there as
we'll. and horse and man were mixed up togethrf
The horses were not used to so much noise aud
Weighed and plunged in tbeir fright. One animal,
whose rider had lett him unguarhed Tor an instant
while he pccped over the human wall TO soc Dorgan
make his two Dagger in the eighth inning could stand
the strain longer and ran away toward the Sixth
ave. entrance of the grOunds. The owner LET him run
until DOrgan had got in that run, and thea the animal
was captured and by soothing words Gained down.
The Nen-York Club will play few games at the Polo
Grounds next month fewer in fact than in any other
month during tho playing The local club will
play two games against the Chicago nine tomorrow
and one game with the champions on Tuesday On
"Wednesday the Boston and Philadelphia clubs are
scheduled to play at Philadelphia; but other arrange
ments have been made and Boston will play at tho
Polo Grounds instead. On Thursday Friday and Sat
urday the New York Club will play at Washington.
On Monday, June g. the New York Club goes to rhla-
dclpha and will spend the first hall OF tho week IN
battles with the Quakers. The rest OF tho week is
spent in Washington, where three more games are
but for only three games, playing the Philadelphia
Club at the Polo Grounds June 10, Ii and 10. On
the 18th and 18th the club plays IN Boston. and on
the goth starts its fret tour OF the West. Tho New
Yorks play in PittsbuIg on june IL 20 and % in
Detroit on June 70. n and % in Indianapolis
June 30, July and =, and in Chicago on July and
g. The club returns TO the Polo Grounds on July Z,
when the Western clubs come East again and play
their several series OF games with the Eastern nnss.
The local baseball enthusiast will not langush for
bis favorte game in the absence OF the New-York
Club for interesting games will be played Washing
ton Park. Brooklyn, and at St. Georges, Staten
Island The Brooklyn Climb r.turns TO home grounds
Tomorrow and the metropolitan team arrives at its
home grounds day later. Games will be PLAYED
every day and the local baseball appetite will be
appeased.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE COLUMBIA NINE
Tuy INTERCOLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE RP-
DUCED TO THREE CLUBS
Considerable excitement prevailed among athletes
yesterday especially among college when was
whispered around that Columbia College would Withdraw
baseball intercollegiate League The studens
OF college claim that their players have disabled
bv accident and sickness and they think that under tho
circumstances tho best 10 pursue Ia 10
resign. President HERMAN says that all the